Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Steven from the Big Apple! Steven has a very very modest board that he uses for open mics when he’s not playing in his band. These tiny boards are phenomenal for traveling with, especially when you have to deal with public transportations or even if you’re...

Here we go with a review of one of the hottest selling fuzzes of 2015…it is Earthquaker Devices‘ (in conjunction with the newly resurrected Park Amplifiers), Park Fuzz Sound. This fuzz pedal is a sure fire way to get a vintage fuzz sound, and it rules! I remember seeing Park Amplifiers back in the day...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Connor from San Francisco! Home sweet home! Connor’s got a very modest board, but with the right combination is able to pull off a lot of interesting sounds. Let’s take a look at what Connor is working with: After what I’m assuming is a tuner, Connor’s...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Paul from Salt Lake City! Paul is a bass player that fell into very common trap us pedal enthusiasts face. We start off with a smaller traveler’s board but we just happen to keep adding pedal after pedal along the way! Next thing you know you...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Bryan from New York! Bryan’s working with a pretty minimalist board, but hey, sometimes less is more! Let’s take a look: Bryan’s board starts off into an Electro-Harmonix Micro POG then immediately into a Sansamp Bass Driver. I can’t say I have too much experience...

It’s always a special occasion when I get a builder in to 5starr SoundLabs to show us their pedals. For today’s episode, we were lucky enough to host one of Mantic Conceptual’s designers, C. FreddIE! Even though Luis from Mantic was in the room, C. FreddIE decided to handle the explanations post 2015 NAMM,...

So Mars Volta is on tour in the New York area in the winter of 2009 and one of my best friends lives, and works in Manhattan so I always try to meet up with her whenever I’m in town. She recommends that we go to Central Park because it is the end of...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Chris from Halifax, Nova Scotia! Chris is a bass player who utilizes a plethora of envelope filter options, and makes great use out of splitting his signal! Let’s take a look at what Chris is working with. Chris’ signal chain starts off into a Peterson Strobo...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Joe from LA! Joe’s working with a modest sized board with plenty of sonic options by Earthquaker Devices. Let’s take a look! Joe’s board starts off with everyone’s long-standing favorite tuning pedal the BOSS TU-2 Tuner, immediately followed by a signal kickstart into a Xotic...

This is something I have always wanted to capture for PedalsAndEffects, where someone comes in and we setup pedals he or she has never spent time with, then that musician comes up with sounds on the spot! When I had the amazing Tim Lefebvre come through to video some stuff for the site, Tim had mentioned...

Todays Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Jon! Jon’s working with a pretty modest board, but size never matters when it comes to what works for you! Let’s check out what Jon’s working with: Things start out into an SFX Microthumpinator. According to Jon the pedal is on “double duty” and in...

Today’s Show Me Your Pedalboard entry comes from Alfonso all the way from Granada, in the south of Spain! Lets take a look at what Alfonso is working with: Alfonso’s chain starts off into a Korg Pitchblack Tuner, a great alternative to the BOSS Tuners. After the tuner is a Diamond Bass Compressor followed by a Japanese BOSS Octave OC-2. I’ve used a...